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8
SKILLFULLY
CONTESTED.
The National Game on a
Nearly Perfect Basis.
Neat Contest Between Celebrities
and Lcc.ils.
Tan Ealtren and Coagblin Give sn Exhibition
of Scientific Pitching— Ths All-Cal'.
forniis Won.
The game between the All-Californlas
snd the picked nine of league-players yes
terday deserved a better attendance. There
were probably about 1500 per-ons at the
grounds, and they witnessed one of the best
contests of the year. Tliere was not the
usual scattering departures of spectators
during the closing innings, and with few
exceptions every one remained seated until
tbe double play between young Van llal
tren and Carroll wound up the play.
The game was the liveliest that has been
seen on the grounds for many months, and
so far as actual playing time weut tiie con
test was the shortest of the year, being de
cided in one hour and twelve minutes.
The teams were very evenly matched, both
in fielding and batting, but the few errors
made by the picked nine proved expensive,
as they resulted In advancing tbe stars
around fie bases.
It was a battery battle all through, Tan
Haltren and Roscoe CougMn pitching su
perb ball, keeping the hits dowu and put
ting the sphere over the plate. Van Hal
tren wns never in In tter form, and his de
livery brought up recollections of his palmy
pitching days while with the old Greenhood
& Moran team. He seemed to have gone
back a few years, and was aeain the Cali
fornia colt, with his peculhr contortions iv
the lmx and deceptive change of pace.
Conghlln's pitching was remarkable, con
sidering the heavy batsmen he was pitted
sgainst. A scratch triple and four singles
were lined out by the celebrities. Roscoe
wa9 not afraid to'put the ball over the rubber,
but gave the batsman every opportunity to
try their skill. The support he received in
the opening Innings gave him increased con
fidence, aud when confident Coughlin is at
his best.
The fielding of the two teams was of a
character seldom witnessed in an exhibition
game. It was clean cut, sharp and accurate.
The infieliiers bore the brunt of the work
and handled hot hits with easy grace.
McDonald at short had ten difficult chances
and did not have even the suspicion of an
error. Cantiliion also played great ball, his
backward running catch in deep field being
one of the features of the play. Ebright's
two assists were on hard chances, and one
was accomplished by a right hand stop of a
hot driver over third base.
Charley l iooley's error was the only really
poor play in the game. He had a line op
portunity to retire two men, but lost his
bead and threw wild to the plate, allowing
a runner to score.
Rube Levy's catch of a long fly from
Fogarty's bat, In the third inning, was a
surprise to the audience. The ball was
batted to a point between left and center,
and bo tli Levy and Danny Sweeney started
for it. A collision seemed imminent, when
Sweeney darted aside. The movement sur
prised fiube as he was about to give wav to
the little fellow, but like a flash he reached
out for the sphere and gathered it in.
For the All-Calif' mias the fielding of
George Van Haltren, the first-base work of
Fred Carroll, the accurate throwing of
Bardic at third aud the catching of Brown
were the features.
George Speer was behind the bat for the
picked nine at the commencement of the
game, but in the second inning his right
burnt was badly split and he was forced to
rehire Stevens did the catching during the
balance nf the came, aud for a man who
was iut of practice played the position in
gocd shape. As there were no ex'ra men on
the benches Jack Donohue, who was um
piring, was nre.'sed into service and assigned
to Stevens' place in right field. Jack distin
guished himself on his second trip to bat by
lapping out a two-base hit to left field".
Pele Meegan umpired the last seven in
nings.
The runs were made as follows: In the
third inning for the AU-Californias George
Yuu Ilaitren secured first bose on an Infield
hit, stole second, went to third ou Stevens'
high throw to Cantiliion and scored ou a
grouider that forced a runner out at second.
In the fi niili inning Pete Sweeney hit to
ritht field for three bases. Charley Van
Haltren butted to Dooley, who threw wild
to ihe plate, and Sweeney scored. In the
seventh George Van Haltren bunted in front
of the ! late aud made first. Wheu he stole
second Stevens threw high over second aud
Danny Sweeney failed to block tne ball.
Van going to third. Carri.ll batted to
Elirighi, who erred and Van scored.
'ihe picked nine's one run was made in
Oe fifth inning on McDonald's duuble aud
Coughliu's -ingle. Thescore:
AT SAN KKAXCISCO, DECEMBKR 21, 1890.
ALI.-C'ALIFoBNIAS. AB. R. BH. SB. FO. A. E.
G. Van Haltren. p 4 2 2 2 3 * 0
ro-arty, cl 4 O 0 0 0 0 0
Carroll. 1 b -2 0 0 0 14 2 0
Brown, c 4 0 0 o<2o
Bardic,:! b 4 0 0 0 3 3 0
Sin-I'e.. s. s 4 0 12 0 2 1
P. fwecney. 2 b 3 l 2 O O 1 1
C Vau Ilaitren, r. t. 3 0 o o 1 i O
Knell. I. f 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals Sl 3 6 4 27 15 "i
Pick ci, N ink. ab. k. bh. sb. po. a. m.
Cantiliion. 9 b 4 0 0 0 2 2 0
D. Sweeney, c. f 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Duuley.lli 3 O 0 O 17 0 1
Si'Oir. c 10 0 0 10 0
Ebright. 3 b 4 0 10 0 2 1
Levy. I. 1 4 0 10 10 0
Stevens, r. r., c 4 0 0 0 2 1 1
M. !•■.!,: ... 3 110 19 0
Coughlin, p 3 0 10 0 10
Lioi.t'li i.. r. : 2 0 10 0 0 0
Totals S2 1 fi 0 24 15 7
BCORK BY INNINOB,
Al!-Caltfnrnlas 0 0110010*— 8
Base hits 0 1110 110 •— fi
FloeaMne O 0001000 O— 1
Baseblts 0 1002100 1— fi
Karned runs— Picked Nine 1. Three-base hit—
P. Sweeney. Two-base bits— McDonald, Dono
bne. Sacrifice bits— Ebright 2, Urown, C Van Hal
tren, Kueil. Flrpt base on errors—All-Caliror
»" 2. Picked Nine 1. First base m called balls—
A'l -CaiiroriiiasS. Picked Mnel. Left ou bases— Ail-
Cailfnrnias 8. Picked Mne 5. Struck ont— hy Van
Haltren 3. b, Cuuchlm 2. Hit by pitcher— P.
Double plays— C. Van Haltreu to Carroll,
Time or game— l hour and l'j minutes. Umpires—
Douoi.ue ami Meegan. OCicial scorer— Stapleton.
HIE sol nu K.N LEAGUE.
l.o« A..; i.. at Last Winn it Gams From
Hi" Mil Diego Clnb.
San Diego, Dec. 21.— A turn of the scales
in favor ol the Los Angeles team, after four
successive defeats at the hands of the San
Diego Ciub. gave the former club to-day's
game by a score of 14 to 10. The batteries
were Cai spy and Lobmau for Los Angeles
and Darby and Dungan for San Diego. The
Los Angeles men hit Darby hard, especially
in U.e in -t in Line, when they piled up seven
runs, five of which were earned.
lv the second inning the Sau Diego play
ers nearly overtook their rivals, making six
runs, but were unable to score any more
until the ninth, when they scored four runs.
By that time, however, the Los Angeles
Hub had too big a lead to overcome.
In the fourth inniugGoldie was at batand
received a pitched ball on the temple, which
knocked him out as effectually as a Sullivan
upperciit, and for the time it was thought he
was seriously hurt. He recovered conscious
ness in a few minutes, however, and is ap
pareutly none the worse for Darby's speed.
The score by innings:
San M*g«* 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4—lo
iMAugele*. 7 0 0 0 3 13 0 •— l4
TUE KINDEKGABIEN.
Games Played on Many Diamonds by
Future Stars.
Tbe St Francis team would like to bear
from all players under 12 years of age. Ad
dress challenges to F. McDonnell. 427 Broad
way.
The Consumers defeated the Bryants by a
■core of sto 4. The victors would like to
hear from all players under 12 years of age.
Address chaUenges to C. Assmussen, 401
Eighth streeL
Tbe Olympians defeated the Young Bos
tons by a score of 9 to 7.
The Mascots defeated the Arbors by a
score of 10 to 8. The winners wonld like to
hear from all clubs whose members are un
der 12 years of age.
The Laumeisters defeated the Smiths by a
•core of 12 to 4. The victors would like to
bear from all clubs whose members are un
der 13 years. Address challenges to 12 Na
toma street.
The Crystals wonld like to bear from all
players under 14 years of age. Address
challenges to H. Smith, 835 Bayes street.
Tbe SL Patricks defeated the Posts by a
score of Bto 7. Address challenges to the
winners to J. B. McEntee. 22 Post street.
The Young Friscos beat the Young Oak
lands by a score of sto 3. The feature of
the game were the pitching of Swartz and
We iv berg.
The Roos Bros, defeated the Phoenix Club
by a score of IG to 2.
LEAGUE LINERS.
Cal.fornians Easily Defeat the
Hawaiian Clubs.
George Sp er ani McGucken of Baltimore
Signed for the Saa Jose Team by
Manrgsr Finn.
A sorely needed change in the constitu
tion of the California League is the elimina
tion or amendment of the rule prohibiting
managers from importing outside talent
after a certain date. The rule has been in
existence for three seasons, and has proved
a miserable failure in more than one re
spect As the law now stands on the league
books an Eastern man cannot be signed
subsequent to August 15th, unless the con
sent of three managers is obtained. The
proviso is a virtual nullification of the rule
itself, but it admits ot combinations hurtful
to one of the teams, as nas shown during
the past season, when Sacramento was pro
hibited from p'aviug Borchers. At the very
time Manager Finn was piotesting against
Uorchers, it is said, he was endeavoring to
secure 'loin PoiVers as a fir-t baseman. The
rule was openly defied by Stockton toward
the close of the late championship
eeries, aud it will continue to
be violated while it remains in
existence. The provis.on lias been
tbe cause of much of the wrangling and
trouble between the clubs, and there would
be more tmoothuets in the clesing months
of future se.tsons if it is abolished. The
rule was originally framed to prevent the
engaging of California celebrities on their
return Irom Eastern seasons. At that time
the clubs were largely composed of native
talent, but to-day tliere are more Easterners
than natives in the clubs, und the people have
expect grown accustomed to first-class ball.
The ideas oi patrons mu-t be suited above
all things, and there slioull be no obstacles
plmed m the way oi a manager who desires
to strengthen his team at any stage of tho
season. A brilliant finish of a pennant race
has a beneficial effect on the following year,
aod a brilliant finish can only be obtained
by weeding out weak material. If the pro
hibitory law is to stand let it be amended so
as to exclude National League aud American
Absocialion players only.
a • •
The earlier exchanges from Honolulu fur
nished lengthy accounts of the games be
tween the Californiaa aud native teams.
Considerable space is devoted to the first
contests, but the later games are dismissed
with a few lines. The reports state that the
attendance was very large during the first
two games, but the crowds then dwindled
away. The subsequent apathy was proba
bly caused by the one-sided character of the
contests. The Commercial Advertiser says
of tho opening game which was played No
vember 27tli :
The first pnrae of base-ball between the Cali
fornia* and Honolulus took place ou the new
gicuiids yesterday afternoou, and, ns was ex
pected, drew a large attendance. The maud
stand, which gives a good view uf the diamond,
was Ciowded, aud a laige number of people and
carriages lined Uir grouud". Ajjood mauy cot a
Tiew of ihe name from Hie trees surrounding the
grounds. The new grounds were the subject of
0,1. e1i admiration, for it must be -a,.! that uo
liner cau be (ouud In tbe larger cities in tne
Slates. Tliey are convenient lv every respect,
aud Hie diamond on tins occasion was In excel
'leut playing coudlllou. Tue spectators weie
mueli : y.r.f-ie . lv the practice work of Ihe Caii
foinias pievioiu to the game. They are a line,
aihletlelookliig set of fellows, and know how io
play hall. Then lieldlog aud coaching were par
exceilcuce, aud they woiked together like clock
woi k.
The games played up to the time of the
departure of tiie steamer Mariposa resulted
as follows:
November 27th — California 20, Honolulus
1. Base hits— California* 13, Honolulus 2.
Errors— Californi is 1, llou .lulus 19.
November 2Sth— Californias 11. Hawaiij
2. Base bits— Californiaa 10, Hawaiis 5.
Errors— Californias 2, Hawaiis 2.
November 29th— Californias 16, Honolulus
0. Base hits— Californias 17, Honolulus ti.
Errors— Californias 0, Honolulus 9.
December oil— Californias IS, Hawaiis 6.
Base hits — Californias 12, Hawaiis 3. Er
rors — Californias 4, Hawaiis 11.
December 7th— Californias 6, All-Hono
lulus (picked nine) 0.
Deceuiber loth— Californias .9, AU-llono
lulus 0.
December 12th— At Pearl City, the Cali
fornias easily defeated a nine from the
United btates steamer Alohicau. The score
is not given.
*••
Manager Robinson last week said to an
Oakland reporter: "lam now negotiating
with Ira Phillips, the shortstop of the
Spokane Falls team, and expect to secure
him. I have already sent him a contract to
sign, and expect it returned with his signa
ture at any day. I am also negotiating
with Hutchinson, j,b Ttstop for tftfe Chicago
Club; Youn^mau, second-baseman for the
Pittsburg National League team; Pitcher
Jones of the Pennsylvania btate League;
Pitcher Stevens of the Seattle Club, und
several other ptominent meu whose names
I do not desire to mention."
Manager Finn is endeavoring to arrange
the San Jose team ou the "favorite" basis,
and will if possible sign certain worthy
popular players il their terms are reasou
able. He thinks that he may make several
additions to his team this week. A few
days ago he signed George Speer, the plucky
lillie catcher of the Frisco club. Finn has
also signed as left fielder McGucken, who
played with the Jersey City team last season
and finished the year with the Baltimore
Club. McGucken has the reputation of
being a very heavy hitter. Kobiuson was
anxious to secure him toward the close of
the past season, but was unable to do so.
George Hanley is said to be negotiating
with an Eastern team, with good prospects
of securing an engagement. Hanley's rec
ord duriug the past season has beeu an ex
cellent one. He played in 130 games, during
which he was 590 times at bat made 115
runs and 159 base hits, which gives him a
batting average of .267. Of his base hits,
8 were triples, 29 doubles and ouo a home
run. He played 120 games iv center-field,
makiug 253 put outs, 18 assists and 38 errors.
His fielding percentage for that position is
.1)77. Duiiug the season he stole 40 bases.
• ••
The Los Angeles papers don't like it be
cause their team is being beaten here and
the Express hints that it is merely a ques
tion of locality and uuiforms, that is, that
when the boys play at Los Angeles the
uniforms will bo changed around so that
the strongest men will play in the Los
Angeles uniform, aud changed back agaiu
at San Diego. This charge is indignantly
denied by Manager Hellman, as he knows
the people would not stand that sort of
"Hippodroining."— San Diego Sun.
The coaching of base-runners was un
known to the Sandwich Islanders up to the
time of the arrival of the Californias. A
Houolulu paver says concerning the first
game: "Tha home players were evidently
disconcerted by the novel features intro
duced by the coachers of the Californias.
They kept up a din of shouting that must
have made our auctioneers turn green with
envy at their capacity of turbulent elocu
tion. The grandstand was kept ringing
with laughter ai the war-w hooping of the
coachers."
Two thousand people witnessed the first
game in Honolulu between the Californias
and the native team. Admission tickets
were sold at 50 cents, with reserved seats 25
cents extra. Children were also taxed a
quarter of a dollar. It was the first game
on the islands at which an admission fee
was charged.
• * •
The Californias were expected on the
steamer Mariposa last Saturday, but they
did not arrive. They were booked to de
part from Honolulu on the vessel, and it Is
probable that they were induced to prolong
their stay. They will be in this city next
Friday, so a passenger on the steamer
stated.
It is very probable that the diamond as
well as the out-field of the Haight-street
grounds will be sown with Bermuda grass
next season. If so, spectators and players
will not be annoyed by clouds of flying dust
on windy days.
Norris O'Neil will not play ball again
until next season. His left hand is entirely
disabled, the thumb being fractured and
several ligaments strained. The injuries
were received during his fight with youue
Carsey.
Pete Meegan stated yesterday that he
would never again step into the box to pitch
a game. The way the All-Californlas
treated bis curves last Saturday convinced
the veteran tbat his pitching days are
over.
Roscoe Conghlln's brother, who is a third
baseman, will be playing with a California
League club next year. A contract was for
warded to him a few days ago.
Jimmy Fogarty will join the Los Angeles
team early tins week. His place in the All-
Californias will be filled by Hanley.
Judge Crisp of Georgia, who is one of the
most prominent of the young generation of
Sonthern Congressmen, is a descendant of
a family of actors. For twenty years prior
to the war his immediate relatives formed a
-V. nd ? x _ _ 8tr o 0ll "»_t Players, who traveled
through the South.
THE MORNING CALL. SAN FRANCISCO. MONDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1890-EIGHT PAGES.
MEN ABOUT TOWN.
Short Stories Gathered From the
Street Corners.
Eatee's Opinion of Same's Chances — He
Thought It Wss Untrue— A Teacher Sur
prised— Boggs as a Senator.
Morris M. Estee sat with a party of friends
at the Palace last night and discussed tbe
political situation in the East.
"The Blame sentiment has grown so among
the people," he said, "that bis name is being
discussed on all sides as the coming Presi
dential candidate. Ido not think, however,
that be will be the man, for he could not
afford to make a fight for It, and ttu poli
ticians are opposed to him. Now, as an ex
ample, just suppose the nomination were to
made by the Republican members of the
Senate. It is no exaggeration to say tbat at
least three- fourths of them would vote
against Mr. Blame, while at the same time
a cauvass of the Republicans in the galleries
aud lobbies would probably result in liis
favor about nine to one. Unfortunately the
politicians, as a rule, make the nominations,
and not the people."
WANTED THE TRUTH.
A story of youthful precocity that will bear
repetition comes Irom oue of the downtown
hotels. A gentleman and his wife, who
have a little boy but tive years old, attended
church yesterday morniug, and on return
ing home the countenance of the youug
hopeful wore a most serious expression.
On being questioned by his father as to the
cause of his air of dejectiou, tho little fellow
said: "That man lied."
"Kobbie, what do you mean?" steruly
asked the surprised parent.
"1 mean the preacher. He didu't tell the
truth.
"You must not talk that way, my son.
Besides you do not kuow that he spoke an
untruth.
"Oh, yes, I do. He said, 'you have ears
and can't h»ar, and you have eyes ami you
can't see.' That wasn't so, 'cause I sut
there and looked at hiui all the time, and his
pants did't fit him."
OUGHT TO BE SHAVED.
A young lady teacher in the Clement
School in this city was tho victim on Fn lay
last of this same trait of childish precocity,
and she is still wonderiug whether to laugh
or frown. On the uay in question she dis
missed her class for the Christmas holidays,
and in doiug so expressed the wjsh that
eacli aud every oue of them would enjoy a
"Merry Christmas md a Happy New Year."
"We wish you the same, Miss ," re
sponded the class in chorus, aud the teacher
thanked them. In her speech of thanks she
inuoceutly said: "And now before you go 1
waut to say to you all that I hope to see you
return to school with happy faces and that
you will all be better in the future thau you
have in ihe past, lv tact, 1 would like to
see you turu over a new leaf." •
"Hope you'll do the same, Miss ,"
came the unanimous chorus, and the teacher
dismissed the class without further wishes.
HOGGS AS A SENATOR.
11. C. Wilson, State Senator-elect from
Colusa aud Tehama counties, and John
Boggs of Colusa met in the corridor of the
Grand Hotel last night, and the latter
grasped the hand of his friend aud con
gratulated him on liis election, and on ihe
additioual fact that his maj rity was largely
iv excess of thai of formet years.
"How do you account for it, Wilson?"
asked Boggs with his blandest smile.
" Guess the people supported me because
it was the first time they had had a chauce
to vote for an American fur the Senate,"
was the laconic reply.
" You've evidently forgotten that I was
elected to the Senate up there a few years
ago."
Wilson scratched his head thoughtfully
for a moment, and then said slowly, "Seems
to me, vow that jou speak of it, that some
thing of that kind did happen, John, but
nobody would ever kuow it by looking over
the records.''
WHAT LITTLE DROPS CAN DO.
Dally Meli, tir .in <. In a Downtown ltes
lnur»!it r-.-f.ir.. Weeping Ancals.
There was a leak in the roof of a certain
down-town restaurant. And the water came
down in single drops about ouce in every
ten seconds and fell exactly in tbe middle of
a chair iv one of the most iuviting parts of
the place,
Now, a minister will take considerable
time in. which to deliver a eermou, aud liv
has got to repeat his performance fifty-two
times iv a year to keep some Christians iv
the proper path, but this little drop of
water did more for the cause of Satan dur
ing that dinner hour than some ministers,
accomplish iv their line, .for a year.
A business man with a distracted look on
his face would rush in rapidly, uotice the
vacant chair, for It was vacated every other
minute, and thanking his stars for such a
giod seat would be in it and have a bill
of fare iv his hands as quickly as can be
told. The formality of taking off his hut
was Ignored, and as he had taken the seat
just after a drop had fallen nothing un
usual happen. d until the ten seconds were
up, when suddenly he would pause, ar.d it
was evident to those seated around him that
he was nailing lora repetition of something
winch lie had not been able to appreciate in
bis former disti acted moud. lie was fully
conscious of everything now, and at the
end of the ten seconds, rip, something hau
fallen ou bis head, and he was fully aware
of the fact. Off came the hat for au inspec
tion, and his conjectures were verified by
the same. There were two drops on it.
Whiie he was making this examination with
his head bent forward another ten seconds
elapsed, and the next drop fell down his
neck, which was brought just under the
leak by his position.
He was a business man. He had lost a
full minute by Hiking that seat, aud that's
where the innocent water drops got in their
fatal work. And another thing. The other
persons 6cated at that table knew what was
the matter and bad evidently been waiting
for the finale, and now they had consider
able difficulty in keeping their faces straight.
.\ bile tin se things were forcing them
selves upon him auolher drop struck him on
tbe bead, and whiie the angels wept over
the muttered expressions he gave vent to,
be vacated the chair and the trap wa9 set
for another victim, who soon entered aud
went through the same routine. Tho other
parties seated arouud the lable took con
siderable interest in him, and had the pleas
ure of seeing him go through tne same per
formance, the symptoms ot which they now
knew by heart.
First, there was the look denoting a real
ization of something wrong.
Second, tbe absolute certainty that some
thing was w rung, ard the lsst attempt to say
the Lord's Prayer backward, whiih entirely
changes its meaning, as he left the chair,
while the same angels wept agaiu arid won
dered where the high-salaried ministers
came in.
If you wish to delve in statistics just note
these fig ures. 'ihe noon hour is from half
past 11 to half-past 2. The chair was empty
at the end of every minute, and you can al
low it half a minute's vacancy between vic
tims. Then show these fieures to a Pro
hibitionist and explain to him that it was all
caused by water, and very little of that, and
you will, perhaps, get him to change his
principles before next election.— N. Y. Her
ald.
A DISPUTED ESTATE.
As Csnal, a Widow Hubs Serenely Ip
and Pots In a Claim.
There is n prospect of a long legal fight
over the distribution of $2,a30,000 in personal
properly and 8300,000 in real estate left by
Luring A. Robertson, who died suddenly at
the Hotel St. George, Brooklyn, on October
10th, says a New York dispatch to the
Cleveland Leader. The disturbing element
is a woman who puts in a claim for the en
tire estate ou the ground that she is the
widow of the deceased millionaire leather
merchant The six uncles and aunts of Mr.
Robertson believed they would share the
property equally, for he had left no will,
and they petitioned Surrogate Abbott of
Brooklyn for the appointment of adminis
trators. Tho citations were returnable In
court yesterday morning, and everything
looked favorable for the claimaints, until
Lawyeis Baker and Cohen of this city pre
sented another petition, signed In a bold
masrulins Hand with the name of Helen
Robertson. The new petition startled the
lawyers of tbe other relatives and Surrogate
Abbott postponed further heating until
Monday.
Loring A. Robertson was engaged In tbe
leather trade at 84 Gold street, this city, and
was well known. He was 60 years old, and
for three months before his death had been
living at the Hotel St. George. He had been
ill for a week btfore October 10th, but did
not apprehend serious results. On the morn
ing of that day he did not appear at break
fast and the proprietor went to his room.
Receiving uo response to his calls, he forced
his way into the apartment. Robertson was
lying iv bed in his night-dress, dead. Tho
post mortem examination showed that d«ath
had been caused by heart disease and that
there was no grouud for the i-uiuor that he
had committed suicid?. An examination of
his effects showed that almost his entire es
tate was in personal property, largely iv se-
curities deposited with trust companies in
this city. The persons who expected to
share his property were Elbert Robertson,
an uncle, of Geneva; James Robertson, an
other uncle, of Constantia; Pbileva R.
Pitcher of Brooklyn, Klishn P. Strong of
Starruccn, Pa. : Louisa Strong of Ashland
and Elmira Stedmnn of Brattleboro, Vt.
Mr. Robertson had always been regarded
by the members of his family as a bachelor
who was 100 shrewd to form entangling al
liances with women. The petitioner asks
that as she will not be able to procure bonds
sufficient for the administration of so large
an estate, the Brooklyn Trust Company
shall be named os co-administrator. The
woman did not appear in court and her law
yers refused to say anything about her. Her
address is not given in any of the papers in
the case, but it is probable that she will ap
pear before the Surrogate on Monday. Her
lawyers say they will be able to prove that
Robertson lived with her for four years and
introduced her to his friends as his wife.
B. W. Cohen said last night thai no cere
mony was performed, but they agreed
verbally to live together as man and wife.
His client has no papers to prove her claim.
She was, he said, an eminently respectable
young woman when Mr. Robertson met her
four years ago. She is now living in the
city.
WONDERFUL NERVE.
Enduring Terrible Agony for Hours
Wlih. .nt Complaint.
A month ago Charles Lemmon, the son of
a well-to-do farmer near Milford, Ohio, was
struck by a train on the Little Miami, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch. The engine struck
him, running over both legs near the knee.
It was a dark, nasty night, and the rain was
pouring down in torrents. Young Lemmon,
after the traiu had SO cruelly maimed him
for life, managed to drag himself some dis
tance from the track. Then he took off his
coat aud vest and tore the latter Into strips,
and, winding one around his ris?ht leg, be
tween the hip and knee, he hastily impro
vised a tourniquet by tying the pieces to
gether, and, 'naming a piece of pine board
he had managed to find into the strip, twisted
it so tiahtly as to stop the flow of blood, and
then the left leg was treated in the same
maimer, the stick used for this being a dead
limb. Thus, whilo suffering terribly iv a
coudition under which most men would
have resigned themselves to death, the
brave boy saved his life. Feariug that his
efforts would make him faiut, he struggled
desperately to keep from it, succeeding so
well that the feeling of faintness passed
away entirely. Then he stoically laid him
self up against the sido of the house and
awaited the uawuing of the day. Tliere
throngh the long hours of the terrible night
the poor fellow lay, enduring torments of
agony almost beyond description. With the
morning came help, and tho brave fellow
was borne away to his home. lir. Belt was
summoned, and he in turn telegraphed to
Cincinnati to Dr. Phythian. It was 10
o'clock when that physician arrived, and
the boy had not uttered one word of com
plaint, although his bleeding lips attested
the wonderful power of endurance that his
will was compelling. Then without admin
istering any opiates the doctor cut olf both
let's and cauterized the wounds. In the face
of this most agonizing ordeal Lemmon did
not utter a word of complaint, though after
the operation he fainted away. Then an
other remarkable feature was manifested in
the case— a feature almost beyond parallel
in medical history, Exactly three weeks
from that time Lemmon was calmly sitting
up in bed, almost entirely well, and smoking
his pipe. Lemmon is 21 years of »ge, and
previous to his accident lived with ins pa
rent* and woiked ou liis father's farm.
Mauy prominent physicians interested in
the ease have called ou hlui and bear wit
ness to the truth of this most remarkable
occurrence^
PERIL OF A CLIMBER.
Swinging SM F<-ot High While a Forly
-Mile Gal* Blows.
Jack Carroll, swimmer, diver, man-o'
war's man, steeple climber and chimney
sealer, swayed back and forth just a trifle
less thau 250 feet from earth at the noon
hour to-day, when thousands going to and
from work stopped and craved their necks,
expecting every moment to see him fall to
ground, fays a Boston dispatch to the
Chicago llerald. lie was ln a swinging
chair, suspended by a slender rope, and the
force of the wind, that blew fully
forty miles an hour, rendered his
task one of deadly peril. Carroll
wns attaching a lightning rod to
a uew chimney at the electric-power station
on Albany street, the most lofty structure
in Boston to-day, and one of tho largest
chimneys iv the world. A stout mpis had
been run up the inside of the chimney
through blocks and down tbe outside to the
grouud again. Then Jack fastened to it his
sting, with a stout plank for a :<eAt. The
wind blew so fearfully that guy-ropes had
to be suspended from tho top. His seat
hail an arrangement on tho ends so that it
conld be attached to these ropes and slide
between them, else the wind would have
blown him out so far that he could not
have reached Ihe chimney at all. Used
as he was to such trips, it seemed ouly a
joke to him. But the wind wus a little
heavier than he had anticipated. After he
had reached tha point where he received the
full benefit of its caresses, he signaled to be
lowered, and came dowu to make his
fastenings still more secure. Then he went
up again and commenced work, fastening
the thin striis of metal to the iron inserted
iv the. brickwork done as the masons pro
gressed upward. The wind still blew him
out so far that he had to unhook his seat
from the guide ropes and use his feet on
them to pull him toward the chimney. Just
under the bulging heHd of the chimney the
work was most difficult, but he effected it
safely. Then he w orked along downward.
The chimney is 252 feet high, 2ij feet diame
ter at the base and 13 feet at the top.
SLOW, BUT SURE.
Justice Triumphs After a Battle of
Twenty-two Yours.
The celebrated case of John Blyew has
ended, says a Vanceburg (Ky.) dispatch to
the Cincinnati Euquirer. After twelve
hours' deliberation the jury returned a ver
dict of guilty, fixing his punishment in the
penitentiary for life. lie murdered all of a
colored family except two little plcannies—
being a family of six— four of whom were
literally hacked to pieces with an ax. The
cabin presented a shocking sight on a Sab
bath morning in August, 18ii8. Tliere lay
the lifeless body of Jack Foster with
twenty-one cuts on the head.
By liis side was the body of his wife with
six gashes on her head and as many on her
back, showing ihat death came to them
while fighting to protect each other. In a
bed near by was found the dead body of
Foster's mother, with her *kull split in
twain, 'then a tra 1 of blocd was followed
to the house of Fred Nichols, 200
Yards distant, and there Richard Fos
ter, a lad of 16 years, was found with
two wounds on his head from which lie
died that day, but not until he told who the
murderers were. One little girl had two
wounds on her head, which were shown to
the jury In this trial, but sbe was m.t per
mitted to testify, as she was only 4 years old
at the time of the massacre.
Tho State and defense were both ably
represented by counsel, but the ingenuity
and ability of defendant's counsel, although
twenty-two years have elapsed since the
deeu was committed, conld not deter or
prevent a jury from Inflicting a just pun
ishment on the guilty ones. One member
of the jury Is especially tn be commended.
By an oversight of the State's counsel a
n. phew of George Kennard was put upon
the jury, and notwithstanding a verdict of
guilty against John Blyew would carry with
it one of like import ngaiust the juror's
uncle, yet he bad the manhood to assist in
vindicating justice. Twenty-five thousand
dollars have beeu expended by this State.
im_____i'__! yel _ r8 I _ ave gODe by - > et i"*^.
although slow has been none the less sure
A PRINCESS SHADOWED.
Two Detactlves Follow Her to Make Sore
of Her Honrsty.
A Paris letter to the London Truth says:
A Princess, almost of imperial birth, and
married to the head of a great aristocratic
house, is greatly annoyed to find herself per
petually shadowed. A vulgar-looking fel
low wearing gentlemanly clothes dog? ber
f.nn'li.h 1 ? ' S P" 8U ?"»bly in comniunica
tion with her maids, for whenever she goes
out for a drive she finds that he is round
the ceriier on a bicycle. There is another
by a a d S'h W o'i , s°e driVM ln * "** Mu * drawn
Do not imagine that it is the French
Home Office which sets the spies in motkm.
No Balfour is behind them; I hear that
t T.?I r i,f t ', Vi i ty ma * b ? V ms accented 'or
Ihe Illustrious lady had on gettimj married
the best -unl-lied jewel casket in FrSnca
Since then both she and her husband have
had heavy losses, and she decided, having
no daughters, to sell her diamonds, emer
alds, pearls and so on, to a baroness whnsa
name spells milliards' of frauc™re s erv£fc
however, a life estate in them. « c "' D -_
The purchaser of the reversionary Interest
never had much faith in human nature
She is tormented with the idea "v" a t per hapi
when she comes into the enjoyment of the
gems she will find them, like those of thS
regalia of Great Britain after tie death of
the first gentleman of Europe-namely
pwte. Hence the shadowing of the great
tfhe Baroness forgot to bave in the deed
. ■?i_ c, - ÜBe . Becilrin ß her the power to
subm lt the Jewels from time to time 1 to the
examination of experts. Ido not suppose
that ber fears are justified, but fear Is a
passion with which tLere is no reasoning
SEA AND SHORE.
The Whistling-Buoy at Coos Bay
Reported Adrift.
Arrival of tbe Steamer C.lima From Panama.
Tiial Trip cf the ITklah-Tha Hew
Four-Meited Barkentine.
The steamer Collma, Captain Austin,
arrived yesterday, 19 days from Panama and
way ports. She brought 22 cabin and 37
steerage passengers. Among her cargo from
coast ports were 855 sacks coffee, 744 pack
ages fruit, 75 sacks silver ore and 85 pack
ages treasure, value $118,130.
The steamer Corona, Captain Hannah,
arrived in port at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, after a quick passage of nineteen hours
from Victoria, bringing 54 cabin and 15
steerage passengers.
The weather was clear at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind all day light from
the northeast. Tho barometer read: 8
o'clock iii the morning, 30.35; noon, 30.30; 5
o'clock in the evening, 30.26.
A WIIISTUNO-BUOY ADRIFT.
Captain Miller ot the steamer Maggie
Ross, which arrived yesterday seventy two
hours from Coos Bay, reported that the
whistling-buoy off that port had gone
adrift.
The San Francisco and North Pacific Rail
road Company's new steamer Ukiah made
a trip around the bay yesterday to leßt her
engines. The trip proved satisfactory in
eveiy respect. About seventy-five people
were on board, including tho officers of the
railroad company.
Yesterday the big British ship Drummuir
was towed down from Vallejo City to the
stream by tug Sea Witch, Captain Daniel
Thompson. The trip dowu was made iv the
quick lime of three hours.
The steamer City of Seattle, the Canadian
Pacific Company's new boat, sailed yester
day afternoon for Port Townsend, aud the
Walla Walla for "Victoria and Puget Sound
ports. The latter had very quick dispatch,
working cargo all Saturday night.
A FOl'H-MASTED BAKKEXTINE.
The Charles F. Crocker, a new four
masted barkentine will be launched from
White's shin-yard at Alameda Point to
morrow. She is the largest vessel of the
kiuu ever built on the Pacific Const. Her
dimensions are: Length 240, beam 40,
depth of hold 15 feet. She will run be
tween here and the Hawaiian Islauds.
The schooner Kitsap docked at Third
street yesterday.
The schooner Anna shifted from Third to
liowaid-street wharf.
The ship George Curtis will come dowu
from Port Costa to-day aud anchor iv the
stream.
The Glendale will go up to Port Costa
to-day.
The Clarendon has gone to McXear's to
loud.
To-day the Phasis will go to the upper
gas works, the Larnaca to Union street and
the Laura Madsen to Oakland.
HOLLAND DIKES.
They Are Noted aa Wonders of the
World.
These Holland dikes are among the won
ders of the world. I cannot say for how
many miles they stretch aloug the coast and
turoughout the interior, but you may be
sure that wherever a dike is necessary to
keep back the encioacliing waters there it is.
Otherwise nothing would be there— at least,
nothing in the form of land, nothing but a
fearful illustration of tho principal law of
hydrostatics, water always seeks its level.
Sometimes the dikes, however carefully
built, will "spring aj!e.ik,"aud if not at
tended to at once terrible results are sure to
follow. In threatened places guards are
stationed at intervals, and a steady watch Is
kept up night aud day. At the first signal
of danger every Dutchman within hearing
of the starting bell is ready to rush to the
rescue. When the weak spot is discovered,
what do you think is used to meet the
emergency? What but straw— everywhere
else considered the most helpless of all
things in water! Yet straw iv tiie hands of
the Dutch has a will ol its own. Woven
into huge mats and securely pressed against
the embankment, it defies even a rushing
tide eager to sweep over the country.
These dikes form almost the only per
fectly dry land to be seen from the ocean
siue. They are high and wide, with (me car
riage roails on tup, sometimes lined with
buildiugs and trees. Lying on one side of
them and nearly en a level wilh the edge is
tiie sea, lake, canal or river, as the case may
be; on the other the lUt fields stretching
damply along at their base, so that the cot
tage roofs some times are lower thau the
shining line of the water. Frogs squatting
on the shore can take quite a bird's-eya view
of the laudsenpe, and little fish wriggle their
tails higher than the tops of the willows
near hy. Horses lonic complacently down
upr.n the bell towers, nud men in skiffs and
canul-bonts sometimes kuow when they are
pa>siug their frieud Dirk's cottage only by
seeing the smoke from its chimney, or per
haps by tho cart wheel that he has perched
upon the peak of its overhaugtug thatched
roof, iv the hope that soma stotk will build
her nest there, and so briug good luck.— St.
Nicholas.
EXPENSIVE DRUGS.
rhysnsticiuine Costs 9906,010 ao
Ounce.
We would, perhaps, wonder less at the
fancy charges inude by physicians and sur
geons who bave rare and exceptional cases
iv charge il weculy kuew the cost of drugs
they use in special diseases. For the benefit
of the army of "the curious" we have pre
pared the following list of scarce and ex
pensive drugs:
Three-pound bottle of alkaloid of aconl
tine. 5485 50; quarter-ounce vial of cheli
di'iiine alkaloid, a new drug used in skin
di-eases, scrofula and dropsy, _S«; cocaine,
about Sl2O per pound. A live-ounce bottle
of "trueeotoiu" will cost about .300, or about
670 au ounce. Crystals of elateriu, a poison
used in eases of hydrophobia aud li.ckjaw,
prepared from a plant called South Amer
ican ludiau arrow, is worth about $145 per
ounce.
Anions other costly drugs we might men
tion the following and the different sized
bottles and vials in which they are sold:
Aearican, 4*4 ounces, 54:575; colocynthin,
5% ounces, Sl 14 75; conline hydrochlorate,
4% WUneei. S'JB 45; cyclauiin, 354 ounces,
554C4; digttoxln, 1% ounces $H7 40;gen
tisln, 1% ounces, $!U 15; heliotropin, G
ounces, S6I2S; dydrastine liydroclilorate,
G^_ ounces, 5194 80; papayotin, used as a
solvent for the diphtheric membrane, 13
--ounre bottle, ter bottle, $189 50.
Besides tlio above there are various
preparations made from the Calabar bean,
thu cost of whicli is amazing. They ara
cliiefly used in diseases of the eye. One is
called physostigmine alkaloid, and costs
$137 50 per ouuee vial. Physostigmine
crystals are still more expensive, being sold
iv 1%-ounce bottles at a cost of $503 15.
Still another preparation of ihe Calabar is
pbysostigniiue salicylate crystals, an aristo
cratic drug that surely furnishes a fitting
cap-sheap for this pyramid of costly stuffs,
which is furnished to tbe consumer who is
ablu to buy at the reasonable charge of
$1,810,020 for a two-ounce vial.— St. Louis
Hepublic.
WHAT SHE ORDERED.
They Thought They Knew What Bhe
Wanted, But Were Mistaken.
A party of men sat at a table in a Broad
way restaurant sipping a cognac after lunch
eon. A girl of 17 or thereabouts entered
shyly and took ber seat at a table near by.
The girl's figure was slender, her bvely face
was softly tinted, her eyes were blue and In
nocent. Sbe drew he( gloves from her
small, while hands, and held the bill of fare
daintily before her, says a writer in the New
York Sun. She seemed searching for some
thing made of rose leaves and honey dew.
" Two to one sbe orders lobster«alad,"
said one of the men, watching the sweet
maid.
"Done," responded another. "Salad is
too coarse for her. She'll have cold con
somme."
"Well, now, you just listen for her to or
der an omelet souffle." said a third. "I
never saw a girl out shopping in my life that
didn't run in at noon time and get an omelet
souffle. They are so fluffy and sugary that
tbey lust hit femiulne taste."
'Ihat girl will order a chocolate eclair
and a cup of tea," said a fourth man in the
party.
In the meantime the waiter was standing
at the elbow of the dainty fairy, expecting
her order. She studied the card long and
carefully, and then she pouted:
"Idon 1 think you have what I want."
We bave almost everything," said the
waiter.
"Yet," responded the girl, "but I came
In here on purpo? e tor one thing, and I don't
see it on tbe menu."
Wh»t »• **. miss?" asked the waiter,
frankfurter sausages and sauerkraut,"
replied the maiden.
One of the men at the neighboring table
dropped his brandy glass and another
coughed convulsively from having swal
lowed some of the liquor the wrong way.
The younaAdy rose from her chair and in
quired ot the waiter if he knew any place
-close by where sausages and sauerkraut
were obtainable. She was told to seek
Sixth avenue, and as sbe rustled away tbe
men who had discussed her appetite ordered
additional brandies.— Boston Herald.
BIRTHS— MARRIAGES— DEATHS.
fnirth, marrlave and aeatu notices sent br msti
II not be inserted. Taey not bo nan-lad li at
eltber ot tlio publication oiacos and ba indorsed
wltntne uaino aud rjsideass ot iieraoas autuuruad
to baveme same pubiisbs 1. 1
BORN.
WOOLLEY— In this city. December 21, 1890, to the
wife or Horace M. Woolley, a son.
O'BRlEN— December 20, 1890. to tho wife of
Charles E. O' Brian, a daughter.
IUUKItn.
HOPKINS-SIMMONS— In this city. December 17,
1890, by the Bey. J. Gray, Henry Hopkins of Sau
Francisco and Julia Jl. Simmons or Ocean View.
WILLIAMS— PALMER -In this city, December 21.
189U, at St. Francis Church, by tbe Bey. Father
Larkln. Charles Wllilam^and Ella Palmer, both of
nan Francisco.
k OIED.
Adler. Carrie Lots. Anna
Bennlng, Wilhelm F. Leet. Samuel T.
Blalsdell, Elizabeth T. McEiearney, Rosie P.
Coughlau, Timothy Mctinerney, John
De St. Germain, F. Monahan, Charles
Donahue, Edward V. Morse, Jenny
Dugan. May P. Merguire, Mary C.
Evans, Allan B. O'Gara. Bernard P.
Farr, Ueorge Pottbofl. William S.
Heunings. Martin A. Bouier.Marla Elizabeth
Holland. Sadie Kyan, Margaret
Hopps, Charles Sachs, Louis
Kennedy. Margaret Schafler, Frledrlch
Knlgbt, Henry L. Sblmmln, Anna
Louergan, Hauuah E. Wlllits, Sarau Emily
BY AN— ln this city, December 20, 1890. Margaret,
beloved widow or the late Edward Kyan, and
mother ot Hannah, Edward. John J. and Thomas
E. Cyan, a native of Couuty Tippcrary, Ireland,
aged til years.
•3" Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend tbe funeral THIS DAY (Mon
day), at 8::i0 o'clock a.m.. from her late residence,
829 llrannan street; tnence lo St. Joseph's
Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be
celebrated Tor ihe repose or ber soul, commencing
at 9 o'clock a. ii. luteriueut Mount Calvary
Cemetery. *•
LONEKGAN— In tbls city, December 19. 1890,
H.iijii -!i Eliz ibeth. beloved wire of Josepn P. Lon
ergan, and daughter of Mrs. Mary Devlin aud
sister of Fellx.JamesaudJohu Devlin.a native of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
CirFrlcuits and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited ro attend fhe funeral THIS DAY (Mon
day), at lo o'clock a. m., from her late resi
dence, 16:22 Ellis street: tbence to St. Dominic's
Church, corner ol Hush and hteiner streets,
where a solemn requiem mass will bo cele
brated for the repose of her soul, commencing
at 10:30 o'clock a. jr. Interment Mount Calvary
Cemetery. Please omit llowers. «•
SCHAFFEK- In this city. December 20, 1890,
Frledrlch, beloved son of Jacub and Cathenna
Schatfer, a native of San Francisco, aged 13 years,
11 mouths and 11 days.
SSTFrlends and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend tho funeral THIS DAY (.Mon
days at 2 o'clock p. ii., rrom the residence or his
pareuts, 718 Montgomery aveuue. lnterineut
I. O. U F. Cemetery. ••
SACIIS-ln this city, December 19, 1890, Louts, be
loved husband ot Hannah Sachs, and father of
Samuel L. and Sanford Sachs, a native uf Ger
many, aged 70 years ami 4 mouths.
JKO- Friends and acquatutances are respectfully
Invited to attend the fuueral THIS DAY (Mon
day), at 9:30 o'clock a. m., from the Teniplo
Email u-EI, Sutter street, betweeu Stockton and
Powell. Please omit llowers. Train leaves Fourth
and Towuseud streets at 10:45 o'clock a. k. ••
COCGHI.AN- In tbis city, December 21, 1890,
Timothy, beloved sou of John and Susan Cough
lau, a native of Sau Francisco, aged 7 months aud
4 (lavs.
O-Frlends and acquaintances are respectruily
Invited to attem! the funeral THIS DAY (Mon
day), at 11 o'clock a. m.. rrom the residence of
the parents. SIS Second street, corner lirauiiau.
Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. »
ADLER— In this city, December 20, 1890, Carrie,
beloved daughter or Dave and Kachel Adler. and
sister of Maurice, Heckle. Willie, Joe and Millie
Adler and tbe late Sam Adler and Mrs. L. Krause,
a native of tau Francisco, aged 18 years and 8
months.
Wl-uneral will take place THIS DAY (Mon
dayj. at 1 1 o'clock a. m.. Iroin the residence of
the parents. 527 Octavia street. •
MEIUiLIKK— In Oakland, December 20, 1890,
Slary Caroline, beloved wife of Frank A. Mergulre,
a native or Pawtucket, R. L, aged 39 years, 6
mout'is and 24 days.
*yFrieudB aud acaualntances are respectruily
Invited to atteud tbe funeral THIS DAY (Mon
day), at 2:30 o'clock r.M., from her late residence.
9tia Kirkhain street. Interment at Santa Kosa. 2
LEET— In Oakland, December 20. Samuel T. Loet
a native or New York, aged S2 years. [New York
and California papers please copy.]
*a-Funeral will take place THIS DAY (Mon
day), at 1:30 o'clock r.M.. from his late residence,
562 Firteenth street, East Oakland. 1
KKNNEDY— In Colma, December 20, Margaret, be
loved wife or John Kennedy, aud sister of Pat
rick, Oweu and John McMaliou. Mrs. Cooey and
Mrs. Bunllrk, a native of tne parish of Croggau
Barony of Lower Fews, County Armagh, Ireland,
aged 49 years.
ByFrlends and acquaintances are respecrully
Invited to attend the fuueral THIS DAY (Mon
day), al 9 -.30 o'clock a. M., from her late residence,
Colma: tbence to St. June's Church. Colma sta
tion, where a solemn requiem mass will be
celebrated for the repose of hor soul, common
lug at 10 o'clock a. it. Interment Holy Cross
Cemetery. •*
O'GAHA-In this city, December 21, 1890, Bernard
P. O'Gara, a native or Charleston, S. C. aged 32
years and 5 mouths. [Charleston (S. C.) papers
please copy.]
*a-Funeral will take place TO-MOUROW (Tues
day), at 10:30 o'clock a. m.. from tbe undertaking
parlors ot J. C. O'Connor & Co., 767 Mission
sti^t. between Third aud Fourth, lnter-mut
Holy Cross Cemetery. ••
FAKK— In this city. December 21, 1890, George,
beloved busliaud of Elizabeth 1-arr, aud father of
William. Raymond, Cddle and Millie Farr, a na
tive or New York, aged 60 years. 11 mouths and
£7 days. [Jackson Couuty (Mich.) papers please
copy. ]
*j- Friends and acquaintances are resnectrully
Invited to attend the fuueral To-Mokkuw (Tues
day), at 11 o'clock a. v.. trom bis late residence,
91« bryant street, betweeu Sixth and Seventh.
Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery. •»
MONAHAN— In this city, December 21, 1890,
Charles, beloved husband or Mary Monaban, a na
tive of Giiford, Couuty Down, Ireland, aged 57
years.
earFrtends and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the runeral TO-MORROW (Tues
day), at 12:.:o o'clock p. m.. from his late resi
dence 1 -:"■-.'■ i .- Stevenson street. Interment Holy
Cross Cemetery. ••
POTTHOFF— In this city, December 20, 1890. Will
lain s. PotthoiT. a native of Placerville, El Dorado
County, Cal.. aged 34 years.
09-rneuds and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the funeral TO-MORROW (Tues
dai). at 9 o'clock a. it., from his late residence.
1040 Mission street; tbence to St. ltoniface's
Cburcb, Golden (.ate avenue, where a requiem
mass will be celebrated for the repose or his
soul, commencing at 9:30 o'clock a. m. Interment
Mount Calvary Cemetery. Please omit flowers. 2
KENMNU- Iu tbis city, Deceuiber 20. 1890, Wil
helm Frledrlch. beloved husband or Christine
Bennlng, aud rather of Mrs. Annie Detjen. a na
tive of Ludwigsburg, wurtemoerg, Germany,
aged 66 years. 8 moiitbs and 27 days. [Portland
(Oregoiu papers ploase copy. I A member of Min
erva Lodge. No. 19, 1. O. O. F., Portland. Oregon.
SfS~lriendsana acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend the luneral To-MORRow ('rues
day), at 2 o'clock p. v.. from the Odd Fellows'
Hail, iomer Market aud Seventh streets. Inter
ment I. O. O. F. Cemetery. ••
"■•McELEARNEY— In this city, December 21, 1890.
Bosle Pauline, beloved daughter of James and
Kose McEiearney. a native of Sau Franolsco. aged
6 rears, 10 mouths and 21 days. [New York
papers please copy. ]
CS" Friends anil acquaintances are respectfully
Invited toattend the runeral TO-MOKRoiv ( rues
day), at 10 o'clock a. St.. from tbe residence of
tbe parents. 1321 liarrisuu street. lnterineut
Holy Cross Cemetery. ••
HENNINus— In Oakland, December 21. 1890. M.ir
tln A., belovod husband of Anule Hennlngs, a na
tive or Denmark, aged 09 years, 9 mouths and 17
days.
S#-Frlends and srquslntances. and ofllcers and
members of occidental Lodge, No. 6, A. o. U. W.,
are respectfully Invited to attend the runeral TO
MORROW (Tuesday), at 10 o'clock a. v.. rrom his
late residence, 1652 Fourteenth street: tbence to
St. Patrick's Church, where a solemn requiem
mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul,
commencing at 10:30 o'clock a. m. Interment
St. Mary's Cemetery. Oakland. 2
HOLLAND— In Oakland. December 21, 1590. Sadie,
beluved wire of Dcunts Holland, and mother of
Timothy, Annie, William and Etta Holland, a na
tive of Nova Scotia, aged 37 years.
03-Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
Invited to attend tbe funeral TO-Morro W (Tues
day), from her late.rosldence, corner Ninth and
Franklin streets, Oakland; tbence to Emanu-El
Conception, where a requiem high mass will be
celebrated for the repose of her soui, couimeuc
lug at 9 o'clock a. ii. ••
HOPPS— In Alameda. December 20, IS9O. at 12,
o'clock m., at his residence, corner of Central and
Versailles avenues, Charles Hopps. a native of
Leeds. England, mcd 82 years and 6 months.
WTFuneral services will be held TO-MORROW
(Tuesday i, at 2 o'clock p. tt.. at Trinity Chapel,
corner Post and Powell street. lnterineut private.
Please omit flowers. a
ROMER— In Alameda, December 21, 1890. Maria
Elizaneth Romer, beloved mother of Maria 11.
DrHst, Casper Bomer ami Katbarlna Hurgess,
a native of Hessen-Darinstadt, Germany, aged 96
years, 3 months and 8 days.
*3-lrlendsand acquaintances Bre respectfully
Invited to attend the luneral TO-MORROW (Tues
day), at 10 o'clock a. ii., from the residence of
her son-in-law, 2538 Pacific avenue, Alameda,
where the funeral services will be held: thence to
foot ol Market street, Sau Fraucisco, at 11 o'clock
a. m., where city friends are respectfully Invited.
Interment I. O. O. F. Cemetery. 2
BLAISDELL— In this city. December 21. 1890.
Elizabeth T. Blalsdell, beloved mother of Mrs. D.
E. Josephl, a native of New Hampshire, aged 75
years.
•3-Notlce of funeral hereafter. •
DE ST. GERMAIN-In tbls city, December 21,
1890, at his late residence. 1709 Stockton street,
Ferdinand do St. Germain, a native of France,
aged 47 years, 9 months and 29 days.
SVNotlce of fuueral herearter. *
KNIGHT— In this city, December 21, Henry I*
Knight, a uatlve ot Mauchester, England, aged 71
years.
DONAHUE-In this city. December 21. Edward V.
Donahue, a native of Troy, N. V., aged 50 years,
11 mouths and 17 days.
MORSE— In this city. December 19, Jenny, beloved
wife of Robert A. Morse, a native or New York,
aged 41 years, 11 months and 4 days.
McIJOERNEY— In this city, December 18. John Mc-
Querney, a native uf Ireland, tged 47 years.
EVANS— In tbls city, Allan B. Evans, a native of
Doilance, Ohio, aged 57 years. " 
LOTZ— ln this city. December 20, Anna Lutz. a na
tive of San Francisco, aged 3 mouths aud -Odays.
Wll.LlTB— December 15. Sarah Emily, beloved
wire of Charles M. Willlts, a uatlve of Ohio, aged
68 years and 28 days.
BHIMMIN— In Mendocino County, December 18,
Anns, wife of Robert I- Sblmmln.
DUGAN -In Peabody. Mass., December 21, May P.,
wife of the late T. H. Dugan.
UNITED UNDERTAKERS' |
EMBALMING PARLORS. I
XvcryUUng Kequtaltelor Flrst-class funerals I
at Keaaonabie Rates. 1
Telephone Hlo7. it aud -^ Fifth street |
I PORTER A SCOTT, I
(Successor* to WM. H. roitl'F.B),
Fnneral Directors aud Practical Einbalmers,
116 Kddy Street,
Telephone '.',216 aps cod tt
McAVOY A GALLAGHER. I
FUNERAL DIRECTORS ani EMBALMKRS,
SO FIFTH STKEKT,
Opposite Lincoln Shoot.
Telephone 3080. 0,-17 ISm
A. Smith, President, li. Sl-haki-nkr, Secretary.
T. M. Mil- Aiti.iNK, Manager.
UAMFOItNIA INIIKIi'I'AKIMi COMP'Y.
(Successors to W. T. Hamilton), Ueueral Under
takersandEuibalmers. SW. cor. Ueary and Stock
ton ats.. S. V. sarTelephoue No. U7l. jylood tt
_-TISCE.__-A-.E005.
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863 MARKET STREET,
OPPOSITE BALDWIN HOTEL.
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Piano Lamp, complete $5 9(
Table Lamp, with Decorated Shade 2 U(
Central Draft Lamp 1 2(
Hanging Lamp, with Decorated Shade and
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Small Photographs Sl 50 perrioz.
Cabinet FhotoeranhM Sl 00 per doz.
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del'J tf cod 8p
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c_-_E-»-__-_Nr eve ixri_*Nr <_-.---■:
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18 TO 24 ELLIS STREET.
oc-^7 MoWeFr 8p tf
-.I_H__l
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no-U ThMo 8p
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mwm
NOTICE IS HEREIiY CIVEN THAT A CERTI
fled copy of the assessment boon of the taxable
property ot the City and County of San Francisco,
real estate, personaL property aud Dupont street
widening, for the ye_r IS9O has this day been re
ceived: that the State. City and County taxes for
said year are now due and payable at the offlce of
the undersigned, lirst floor new City HalL
Notice Is also hereby *iven that taxes on personal
rroperty for State purposes are also duo. Taxes
will become delinquent on Monday, tbe 29th day ot
December, 1890, at 6 o'clock p. ic., and unless paid
prior thereto 5 per cent will be added to the amount
thereof.
To racllltate business tax-payers will please sea<l
for their bills as -arv as possible. This eonrse will
pi milt you to avoid the rusb later ln tbe season.
In order to accommodate those unable to attend
during the day the oflice will be open in the erenlnz
from 7 to 9 o'clucß from Mo iday, the 22d day of
December, until Saturday, tbe J7tb day of Decem
ber, both days Inclusive.
N. B.— Positively no checks received arter Friday,
December 19, 1890.
THOMAS O'BRIEN,
Tax Collector of the City and Couuty of Sau t r in-
Cisco.
Dated Monday, October 27, 11890. nos
THE CALIFORNIA - -
SAVINGS & LOAN
SOCIETY.
Corner of Eddy and Powell Streets,
OAVINGS BANK DEPOSITS RECEIVER AND
"^ Interest paid on same semi-aunually, in January
aod July. Kates of Interest for the last three terns:
0.00 /o on terra deposits; and 4.00 /o on
ordinary deposits, free of tax. Deposits recolve-1
from one dollar upward. Open Saturday evening*
lail eudMp tf
TRY OUR JCHOP FEED.
COMPOSED OF WHEAT, OATS AND
COKN.
It cannot be excelled ror feeding stock of any
kind. We sell it at *.". per ton cheaper than
rolled or grouud barley. Samples scut by mall on
p plication.
DEI, MONTE Mi 1.1.1. 1.1 NC. COMPANY,
WeFrMo 107 California street, 8. F. del 7 lm
TO THE UNFORTUNATE.
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i _m o'i3 Kearny street. Established In 184*
JPffh for the treatment ot special diseases. De
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X mind permanently cured. The doctor has
nVHK V| - |u ''l ">o hospitals ot Europo and ob
tained much valuable Information, which
he cau Impart to those In need of his services. The
Doctor enrej when others fall. Try him. Nochafg«~T '
unless he effects a cure. Persons cured at home. Oil!
or write. Address I)K. J. F. GIBBON. Box 1957,
San Francisco, Cal. Mentlou this paper.myl2ltexsa